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foible |
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a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
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flask |
Noun
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bottle that has a narrow neck |
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flask |
Noun
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the quantity a flask will hold |
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flophouse |
Noun
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a cheap lodging house |
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foil |
Noun
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a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through |
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foil |
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anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities |
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foil |
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cover or back with foil |
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foil |
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
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foil |
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enhance by contrast |
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foil |
Noun
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a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button |
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foil |
Noun
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a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal |
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foil |
Noun
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picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base |
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flat tire |
Noun
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a deflated pneumatic tire |
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flat arch |
Noun
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an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados |
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florist |
Noun
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a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
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florist |
Noun
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someone who grows and deals in flowers |
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fuze |
Noun
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any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant |
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fusee |
Noun
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any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant |
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fusee |
Noun
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a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind |
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fusee |
Noun
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a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains |
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fusee |
Noun
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a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring |
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frieze |
Noun
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a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
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frieze |
Noun
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an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice |
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fortress |
Noun
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a fortified defensive structure |
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frigate |
Noun
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a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser |
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frigate |
Noun
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a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries |
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fuzee |
Noun
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any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant |
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fuzee |
Noun
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a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind |
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fuzee |
Noun
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a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains |
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fort |
Noun
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a fortified defensive structure |
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fort |
Noun
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a fortified military post where troops are stationed |
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fort |
Verb
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station (troops) in a fort |
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fort |
Verb
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enclose by or as if by a fortification |
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fort |
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gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense |
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furbelow |
Noun
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a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim |
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fringe |
Noun
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an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels |
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fringe |
Noun
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a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead |
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fringe |
Noun
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a social group holding marginal or extreme views |
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fringe |
Noun
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a part of the city far removed from the center |
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fringe |
Noun
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one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light |
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fringe |
Noun
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the outside boundary or surface of something |
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fringe |
Verb
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decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe |
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fringe |
Verb
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adorn with a fringe |
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forum |
Noun
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a public facility to meet for open discussion |
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forum |
Noun
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a public meeting or assembly for open discussion |
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fusee drive |
Noun
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a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring |
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fuselage |
Noun
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the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) |
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fusil |
Noun
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a light flintlock musket |
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foulard |
Noun
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a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design) |
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fustian |
Noun
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a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap |